Is Dexter, the infamous blood splatter expert in Showtime's Dexter, truly evil if he only targets and kills murderers? Or is Batman genuinely a force of good and righteousness if he is merely executing a lifelong vendetta against criminals because of his traumatic past?
In the epic universe of Dungeons & Dragons, there is a grid of moral and ethical alignments that characters are plotted upon based on their beliefs, opinions, and actions. While it is near impossible to cut the real world into these limited spectrums, it makes for a fascinating philosophical discussion to try to determine the alignments of different fictional characters.

This infographic explores the lifestyles and choices of 31 fictional vigilantes, crime-fighters, police officers, investigators, peace keepers, order enforcers, and detectives from fiction in order to assign them a D&D alignment. It is intriguing to analyze police and law enforcement in particular due to the complex nature of justice.